Briefs

* Ray C. Spencer, of the 1800 block of Moger Drive, was charged Saturday morning with three counts of abduction after he had a fight with his girlfriend, police said.

The woman called 911 around 8 a.m., Sgt. J. R. Stavely said. When police arrived, they found Spencer, 26, holding the woman and two of her friends against their will.

Bond was set at $8,000 for Spencer, who had not been released Saturday night.

* Ronnie T. Northam Jr., 22, of the 100 block of Kathan Drive, was charged Saturday with robbing a man making a night bank deposit on Tuesday.

Northam is accused of armed robbery and using a firearm to commit a felony. Police arrested Northam at 3 a.m. Saturday.

The robbery occurred at the Sovran Bank on Coliseum Drive about 11 p.m. Tuesday, said Hampton Police Sgt. J.R. Stavely. The robber threatened the man and demanded money as he attempted to drop a money pouch in the deposit box, Stavely said.

* Richard John Robidoux, 31, of the first block of Laurel Drive, was charged Saturday with possession with cocaine with the intent to distribute it, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

* Myron L. Frager, 21, of the 7900 block of Roanoke Avenue, Newport News, was charged Saturday with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it and with possession of marijuana.

NEWPORT NEWS

* A defective chimney in a two-story house caused a fire that damaged the home Saturday night.

The 6:30 p.m. blaze burned through the first and second floors of the house at 1317 25th Street and damaged the roof, said Newport News Firefighter J.L. Knickerbocker.

The owner's name was not available late Saturday. One person was inside the home at the time but was not injured. The name of that person, a woman, was also not available, Knickerbocker said.